sword duel
Formal fencing match
A sword duel is a formal combat between two people using swords, typically governed by agreed-upon rules and often fought to settle a point of honor.
Historical duels followed elaborate protocols—seconds, witnesses, specified weapons.
The term now appears mostly in historical fiction, video games, and fencing contexts: The movie climaxes with an elaborate sword duel on the castle ramparts.
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- rapierSlender dueling blade
- parryDefensive blade deflection
- thrustForceful forward motion
- lungeSudden forward movement
fencing · first blood · clash · mortal combat · fight to the death · steel · combat · honor · honor bound · épée · riposte · foil · seconds · seconds out · at dawn · dawn · pistols · challenge
- duelsone-on-one, mano a mano, single combat, gunfight, knife fight
- swashbucklersswashbuckler, swashbucklers, swashbuckling, pirate, pirates
- Duelingpistols at dawn, seconds, field of honor, affair of honor, en garde
- Don JuanDon Juan, Don Giovanni, seducer, libertine, Mozart
sword duelbrawl
Disorderly group fight
street fight · melee · free-for-all · barroom brawl · riot
sword duelmediation
Intervention to resolve conflict
arbitration · diplomacy · peace negotiation · diplomatic resolution · lawsuit
sword duelcollaboration
Joint intellectual work
partnership · alliance · embrace · friendship · cooperation
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